03-04-2012, 04:57 AM | #1 |
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Gypsy Curses in GURPS
For my cmapaign I was going to *just* use Ritual Path/Book Magic for Gypsy curses.
That said I am already using Ritual Path Book Magic for 'The Magic of Stories' and likely for Hermetic Magic too. Anything else that wold give me some good rules guidelines for throwing curses and such? |
03-04-2012, 05:22 AM | #2 |
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Re: Gypsy Curses in GURPS
Do you mean that you're using Path/Book Magic from Thaumatology? Or Ritual Path Magic, the variant introduced in Monster Hunters?
Either way, you should take a look at the Path of Health for Path/Book Magic. It includes such classics as Evil Eye and Malaise, capable of striking a victim sick or dead. Sterility is especially potent, being able to render humans, livestock and crops barren. Judicious (likely prolonged) use of that ritual can drive a community into starvation. Some seemingly less-malicious rituals can also have dire effects. A long-duration Slumber is a classic fairy-tale curse, while Lust can have serious social and health consequences. Last edited by vierasmarius; 03-04-2012 at 05:25 AM. |
03-04-2012, 05:39 AM | #3 |
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Re: Gypsy Curses in GURPS
Affliction: Disadvantage - Cursed, with judicious use of modifiers is probably what you're looking for, but it's likely to be on the pricey side.
Affliction 1 [10], Disadvantage: Cursed (75%), Malediction 2 (150%), Permanent, but negated by a positive shift in behaviour towards gypsies (150%), Sense-based, sight (-20%), accessability: only on enemies of the gypsies (-20%), Dispellable by suitable magic (-5%). Total cost: Additive [43], Multiplicative [31].
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03-04-2012, 05:40 AM | #4 | |
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Re: Gypsy Curses in GURPS
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I originally wanyted the magic to be really slow and subtle. Now both can do that, but the variant from Monster Hunters can IMHO be a lot less subtle. |
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03-04-2012, 06:01 AM | #5 |
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Re: Gypsy Curses in GURPS
In that case, you might just want to stick with the system that's been working so far. If you intend Gypsies to be truly evil, with magic capable only of harm, you could give them a "Book of Curses" with some of the aforementioned rituals. Other appropriate curses include selections from the Path of Dreams (Dream Shackles, Night Terrors) and the Path of Luck (Doom, Journeyman's Curse). If Gypsies are more nuanced, you could give them those full Paths, along with the Path of Cunning and perhaps others.
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03-04-2012, 01:46 PM | #6 |
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Re: Gypsy Curses in GURPS
Is this really a limitation? Anyone who can use a gypsy curse is a gypsy, and anyone who a gypsy would want to curse is an enemy of at least one gypsy.
EDIT: You might also consider Limited Use, 1/day, -40%. You rarely see fictional gypsies cursing people once per second. Onset, 1 day, -30% might also be a good idea. Last edited by tfaal; 03-04-2012 at 02:01 PM. |
03-04-2012, 02:02 PM | #7 |
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Re: Gypsy Curses in GURPS
Well, yes, hence the "gypsies". I'm thinking it should work on people who have wronged the gypsies, but not on those individual gypsies might be angry with. For instance, an old gypsy could curse a police officer if he tried to get them driven off a trailer park despite them having paid to stay the entire month, but not if that same cop gave him a speeding ticket.
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03-04-2012, 02:19 PM | #8 |
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Re: Gypsy Curses in GURPS
So, what are the stats for Affliction(Sergio)?
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curses, gypsy, magic, path/book magic, thaumatology |
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